Monday, July 9, 2012

CAIR: ABA Advice Absent in Kansas Sharia Debate (Topeka Capital-Journal)"Legislation that bars courts from considering foreign or international law or the entire body of a particular religion impose unconstitutional burdens on various constitutional rights, threaten to impinge American commercial interests, and are unnecessary additions to existing law," the report concludes. "Accordingly, theAmerican Bar Association should oppose the enactment of such laws."

CAIR: Ohio Policeman's Firing Followed Conversion to IslamMatheny's legal team includes Romin Iqbal of CAIR-Ohio. From the lawsuit: "Since Plaintiff was fired, Chief Hete has stated that Plaintiff would be filing his 'towelhead terrorist lawsuit' any day now."

CAIR-MI RepReceives Award for Promoting DiversityA representative of CAIR-MI recently received an award from the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) for his work in promoting intrafaith and interfaith understanding and cooperation.

N.J. Muslim Leads Fight Against NYPD SpyingDriven by the same zeal and commitment he's brought to the Army and the civil affairs unit for 11 years, Hassan signed on recently to be the lead plaintiff in the first lawsuit to challenge any portion of the NYPD's surveillance of Muslims -- a systematic program that has gone on both in New York and across state borders.